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    Windows Media Center DVD Playback Question (for E1505)

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by HockeyMan2000, Oct 10, 2006.

  1. HockeyMan2000

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    hey everyone,
    Just received my E1505 today -- very happy with it so far!

    I had a question about DVD playback through Windows Media Center.

    I have the 15.4 inch screen, the resolution is set for 1280 X 800 (Widescreen) and the DVD playback seems to be okay in terms of screen size, etc.

    My question is -- are there any other settings in Windows Media Center OTHER than "Zoom"? I have no options to change color/contrast/etc. or stretching. Just "Zoom". (Zoom option #3 seems to fit the screen fine).

    When I FIRST put a DVD in, Windows Media Center brought up a menu with what looked like 2 visual options(something about stretching and/or LCD optimization perhaps?). However, I've never seen those options again and no sub-menu seems to bring them up...I've tried re-running the set-up and that doesn't bring them back either.

    I also find it weird that demo video they have on there for settings talks about calibrating your monitor, yet I can't find any way of running it -- once I put in 1280X800 (Widescreen) in monitor settings it says I'm all finished.

    Any other ideas? Playback seems fine (a movie in 1.85 fills up the whole screen) but I was curious if I had any other display options available.
     
    HockeyMan2000, Oct 10, 2006
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